People · China
Xiran Zhang (张晰然)
Pyraminx · top 9.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017ZHAX04
Xiran Zhang (张晰然) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.32, set at Chongqing Open 2017, puts him in the top 9.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,107th in China. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since August 2017, he has put 89 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. Xiran has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.32 | 6.78 | top 9.3% | 1,107 / 10,224 | |
| 2×2 | 2.99 | 4.78 | top 14.1% | 2,207 / 15,796 | |
| 3×3 | 13.36 | 15.12 | top 18.7% | 7,285 / 28,153 | |
| Skewb | 5.20 | 5.98 | top 19.7% | 1,221 / 5,004 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.37 | 1:07.67 | top 37.9% | 3,707 / 5,926 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.14 | 35.95 | top 39.7% | 3,673 / 5,922 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 30 Dec 2017Three personal bests in one day at Chongqing Open 2017.
- 13 Aug 2017First competition: Ningxia Open 2017. A 13.36 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Chongqing Open 2018 · 8 Dec 2018
- Chongqing Open 2017 · 30 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Ningxia Open 2017 · 13 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Siyi He (何思仪) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jiazhou Li (李佳洲) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Diwen Xu (许帝文) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.